Brand gradient

Cursor gradient

The gradient Cursor's published colour tokens imply, derived by a pure function of the palette: primary → secondary in OKLab (OKLCH shorter hue when the hues are more than 140° apart; a tonal ramp when they are within ΔE 0.15), then a hero background with an ink that passes AA at the worst point along the line, a button surface with hover and active states, and the variant contact sheet. Same inputs, same gradients, forever — which is what makes them citable; the same values are served as --brand-gradient in the brand's brand.css.

#f54e00 #65afe0

Open in the maker Cursor colors →Full brand page →

Source: cursor.com
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 4

Cursor

black text · worst 2.86:1 · fails

white 1.82 failsblack 2.86 failsbanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.26 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.64:1).

white 4.64 AAblack 1.13 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #8c6e64 0%, #6a3221 50%, #2e0306 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#8c6e64] via-[#6a3221] to-[#2e0306]

Button / CTA

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ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. L shifted −0.10 so white ink gets as close as the ±0.1 bound allows to AA on the surface and both states (worst 3.96:1). Ink is below AA (3.96:1 at the worst point) — use it for large text only, or pick a darker/lighter primary for buttons.

white 4.48 AA largeblack 3.38 AA largebanding high

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hover

active

label ink below AA — large text only

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #df3700 0%, #bd2100 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#df3700] to-[#bd2100]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 1.82 failsblack 2.86 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffac8f 0%, #f54e00 50%, #aa1a00 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#ffac8f] via-[#f54e00] to-[#aa1a00]

Analogous

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Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 3.51 AA largeblack 5.78 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #f54e00 0%, #ff2673 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#f54e00] to-[#ff2673]

Complementary

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Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 180° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

white 3.09 AA largeblack 5.90 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #f54e00 0%, #00a0bf 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#f54e00] to-[#00a0bf]

Triadic

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Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 2.97 failsblack 5.97 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #f54e00 0%, #00ab6b 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#f54e00] to-[#00ab6b]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 1.82:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 2.86:1 at 100% (fails AA) → use black text.
Neither ink passes AA at the worst point — treat as decorative or add a scrim (rgba(0,0,0,.35) typically lifts white ink past 4:1).
Banding high: ~10px bands at 1440px — add grain 20 (≈2% soft-light noise) or shorten the ramp.

Export

The custom properties below are byte-identical to the gradient block in brand.css; the DTCG token is what tokens.json carries.

css custom properties · brand.css

:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 1.82:1, black 2.86:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffac8f 0%, #f54e00 50%, #aa1a00 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.64:1 AA, black 1.13:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #8c6e64 0%, #6a3221 50%, #2e0306 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 4.48:1 AA-large, black 3.38:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #df3700 0%, #bd2100 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ea4300 0%, #cb2600 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #d42a00 0%, #ae1c00 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button ink: 4.0:1 — below AA */
}

svg · brand gradient

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1440" height="600" viewBox="0 0 1440 600"><defs><linearGradient id="bs-gradient" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="210" y1="-210" x2="1230" y2="810"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#ffac8f"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#ffa687"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#fea080"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#fe9a78"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#fe9470"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#fd8e68"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#fc8860"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#fc8158"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#fb7b50"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#fa7447"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#f96d3e"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#f86634"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#f75e28"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#f6561a"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#f54e00"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#f04a01"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#ea4701"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#e54302"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#df4002"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#da3c02"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#d43802"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#cf3502"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#ca3102"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#c42d02"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#bf2a01"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#ba2601"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#b52201"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#af1e00"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#aa1a00"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              1,
              0.675,
              0.561
            ],
            "hex": "#ffac8f"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.961,
              0.306,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#f54e00"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.667,
              0.102,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#aa1a00"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #ffac8f 0%, #f54e00 50%, #aa1a00 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.818,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 2.857,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.549,
              0.431,
              0.392
            ],
            "hex": "#8c6e64"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.416,
              0.196,
              0.129
            ],
            "hex": "#6a3221"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.18,
              0.012,
              0.024
            ],
            "hex": "#2e0306"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #8c6e64 0%, #6a3221 50%, #2e0306 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.636,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.132,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.875,
              0.216,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#df3700"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.741,
              0.129,
              0
            ],
            "hex": "#bd2100"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #df3700 0%, #bd2100 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #ea4300 0%, #cb2600 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #d42a00 0%, #ae1c00 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.483,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.381,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#f54e00 #65afe0

mcpConnect your agent — Cursor's gradients on demand

live endpoint

Point any MCP client at the shared gradients endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — make_gradient returns CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, a PNG URL, a DTCG token and the contrast report in one call; brand_gradients derives the whole contact sheet from a brand or a palette. Read-only, no key. Every gradient is a /gradients/new/… link: open it, refine, paste it back.

endpointhttps://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-gradients https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

try this prompt

›brand_gradients for cursor-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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Cursor and its marks belong to their owner. This page uses the name nominatively to describe gradients derived from the brand's published colour values; it does not reproduce logos or other brand assets, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cursor. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md